Seventy-two years after two torpedoes fired from a Japanese submarine sunk the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, the ship’s wreckage was discovered 5,500 meters below the surface resting on ...

A Second World War heavy cruiser has been found in the Pacific Ocean more than 70 years after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. The USS Indianapolis, which remains the US navy's single worst loss ...

Join us as we delve into the gripping tale of the final voyage of the Heavy Cruiser Mikuma during the pivotal Battle of Midway in World War II. Witness the intense naval conflict that marked a turning ...

After 22 days, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition concluded its historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound, capturing visuals of multiple vessels, including the wreckage of the ...

A team of scientists led by undersea explorer Robert Ballard discovered the bow of the heavy cruiser New Orleans on Monday. (Ocean Exploration Trust) On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo slammed into the heavy ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Only USS Missouri remained operational when the Korean War began, so the other three battleships had to be reactivated and updated. In the final months of the Second ...

Key Point: In the final months of the Second World War, the battleships of the U.S. Navy (USN) ranged across the archipelago of Japan, bombarding industrial, military and logistical targets at will.